Rol de las madres solteras en la crisis económica por Covid-19

Abstract

The descriptive type research, aimed to determine the role of single mothers in the economic crisis due to Covid-19, the study was carried out on a population of 119 single mothers, the sample was obtained through the sample formula. As a result of the pandemic, an economic crisis was generated affecting families, single mothers were forced to restructure their family and work dynamics, the confinement generated an overload of paid and unpaid work in mothers, this was also the trigger for the appearance of other physical and mental affectations. For the execution of the project, a methodology with a quantitative approach was used, a questionnaire previously validated through the expert judgment method was applied, the questionnaire consists of 17 items, made up of 3 dimensions such as the work situation, feelings and maternal role; reliability was piloted to 12 students from UTA's School of Jurisprudence and Social Sciences, and calculated using Pearson's (r) formula in Excel. The research showed that single mothers during the Covid-19 pandemic met household needs, guided children's school activities, worked and started ventures for economic purposes.